TEA Thread Wk of January 29, 2005

[sara]

Dang, dang, dang, this is not easy at all!!!! Yesterday I had 9 new foods, since I just started counting. Today, 3, all at dinner. Same old breakfast, same old lunch...ect. I'm really going to work on it tomorrow. I'm such a sucker for convenience. On a positive note, water intake is good.

Hope everyone else is having a good day!

Sara

 

[perfectmatch300]

So far a good day. About 30 oz water with more to go, and sensible food choices and portions. I am actually very proud to say that I did not finish my dinner tonight! I actually stopped when I was full!

My main goal for next week is going to be getting enough sleep. I am a night person and never seem to want to go to bed on time. That's going to be a tough one for me, so I'm actually going to start tonight to push the bed time up a little earlier.

 

[jodistar]

Hi Everyone,

Thanks for all of the advice on the running shoes - I will have to find an atheletic store for that. All that we have is Bob's and the chain stores like Footlocker - so I will have look a bit.

I've been doing good with my water intake and have been doing good with my points, if I used any flex it was minimal.

Have a very good workout tonight, including three miles on the threadmill.

Have a great night everyone!

Jodi

 

[TiffJ]

Nancy- that's great! Keep up the good work.

Jodi-WTG staying OP

Last night- I actually went to bed hungry. I am normally not an evening eater. Usually after dinner, I am fine for the rest of the night & dont desire to eat anything. Well , this stupid steroid is making me hungry & by 8:00 I am hungry! Last night , I ignored it & went to bed!!!!! For me to ignore my stomach for a couple hours like that is a big deal for me. But one thing I keep picturing in my head is what I have to wear for my Tri in May. I am going to be much smaller & fitter by then!!!!

 

[plutosmyfav]

Good morning everyone

Sara-- 9 new foods in one day is amazing!

Jodi and Nancy-- great job on the water and keeping the food intake down.

TiffJ-- Going to bed hungry is a huge accomplishment. I've never been on steriods but I know people who were and it sure sounds tough on the appetite. Hang in there, you're going to be buff for your tri

I was quite a bit off on my AT yesterday. I missed lunch and went to a group social serving cake and ice cream. You guessed it, I had cake and ice cream for lunch. I had another not so great choice that put my junk points way over 25% of my daily points. But I stayed within my daily points so I'm not going to stress over it. Today I will plan better!

Sunny

 

[keenercam]

Wow! Everyone is doing great. I have to admit, I eat the same stuff pretty frequently, mostly because I cook in volume and my family rarely eats the healthy food I prepare. So I usually cook on Sunday and eat the stuff all week.

I did well yesterday, ending the day with 2.5 points left and 3 APs earned but unused. And that is even with eating a weight watchers ice cream sandwich in a bowl with whipped cream and fat free chocolate syrup for dessert! YUM!!! DD17 is causing me so much stress these days that any time I don't go over by about 5 million points from stress eating is going to be a huge accomplishment for a while!

 

[plutosmyfav]

DD17 is causing me so much stress these days that any time I don't go over by about 5 million points from stress eating is going to be a huge accomplishment for a while!

Boy do I know the feeling. DD16 is a rollercoaster of stress. Maybe the next thread we need is a "Coping with Teenage Daughters" thread Hang in there!

I eat the same things all the time, too. I'm not much of a cook and grocery shopping tends to overwhelm me, so I just buy the same easy things and eat them week in and week out. I vary a bit with the seasons, especially on the fruits and vegetables. If I was rich, I'd hire a chef before a house cleaner!

 

[keenercam]

Boy do I know the feeling. DD16 is a rollercoaster of stress. Maybe the next thread we need is a "Coping with Teenage Daughters" thread Hang in there!

Just wait until she is applying to colleges and driving! Let's see how cute you look then, Sunny! Not so pulled together! Dont' worry. I'll be here for you to cry on my shoulder when your time, errr, her time, comes!

I eat the same things all the time, too. I'm not much of a cook and grocery shopping tends to overwhelm me, so I just buy the same easy things and eat them week in and week out. I vary a bit with the seasons, especially on the fruits and vegetables. If I was rich, I'd hire a chef before a house cleaner!

I LOVE to shop and to cook! Can I come and live with you? I'll do your shopping and cooking (you'll love my WW friendly meals, including diet coke chicken) if you'll be my personal trainer!

 

[plutosmyfav]

I LOVE to shop and to cook! Can I come and live with you? I'll do your shopping and cooking (you'll love my WW friendly meals, including diet coke chicken) if you'll be my personal trainer!

Its a deal!
Oh I'm really not supposed to be here right now!!!!!!!!

 

[keenercam]

Just for the record, Sunny, I am glad to see your little green light has gone off!

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

So glad I am not on Sara's new food plan. I had one nasty sick kid today (what I had last week ) and the other will probably come down with it overnight and have it tomorrow . I am out of fruit (I opened a can of pineapple though ) and on my last legs of variety. Boo hoo! So not much variety here .

And no exercise---kind of being lazy with them--kind of nice . (except for the yucky parts).

 

[plutosmyfav]

Good morning.

Lisa-- sorry to hear you have sick ones Hope you don't get it, too.

Yesterday ended with 35% of my points coming from chocolate I'm blaming TOM I ended up using quite a few flex points and all my APs but I didn't go over. I still have 4 days left to this WW week, though!

Keep training everyone Slow forks, more water, chew, chew, chew!!!!!

Sunny

 

[magslite]

I didn't think I needed to join this thread since I eat fairly well, but then I found myself drinking beer and eating carrot sticks for dinner while on the computer last night. I am serious!

So, I think I will read through a bit and learn from you all and set some goals for next week.

Until then, I will drink at least 64oz of water a day, but preferrably more.

Maggie

 

[sap1227]

I am happy to say, that although last week I did not stick to my goals at all, I jumped back in yesterday and had my first day totally OP in who knows how long.

Having my treadmill in front of my mirror was a HUGE wakeup call when I ran on Tuesday night. It was just the kick I needed (well and seeing pictures of me from my DS's birthday party on Saturday--not a pretty sight!).

Christy

 

[keenercam]

I left work last night after 8, totally stressed, but went home and had a turkey burger cut up into egg beaters w/fat free cheese. And then, when I felt like "grazing", I had some reduced fat wheat thins and 2 very thin slices of cheddar. Around 10 I had a weight watchers ice cream sandwich.

I was eating much later than I wanted to, but that was completely outside my control. I finished the day with 1.5 leftover daily points and my 3APs unused. Food choices were pretty good throughout the day.

You guys are really helping me stay on track. I find that my competitive nature causes me to rise to this kind of challenge when I know I am going to have to 'fess up to anything I do wrong. Thanks!

 

[plutosmyfav]

I was eating much later than I wanted to, but that was completely outside my control.

Cam, I discovered my schedule is too difficult to make a rule about late night eating, too. I aim at eating earlier, but I'm not going to stress over anymore.

Great job ending the day with points left over.

Great job Christy!

Welcome, Maggie-- lot's of people are making the AT drinking more water. Its a great goal!

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

Lisa-- sorry to hear you have sick ones Hope you don't get it, too.

Thanks.

Thankfully--I had it first, so I won't be getting it back.

Same bland pickings today--but the kids are better.

I feel like I have lost my running mojo. So I need to get my butt in gear and get to the gym and hit the grocery store..

So far--menu yesterday and today--darn near exactly the same. Blah!

 

[plutosmyfav]

OK, Lisa, its time for you to go out and get some exotic food!

How's everyone doing? I did pretty good last night. My % junky food was a little over 25% but much better than the day before! Still not over for my weekly points. Phew!

 

[keenercam]

I am doing pretty well, but I will have to be very careful this weekend. I finished yesterday using all my daily points and 2.5 of my 3 earned APs. I still have all of my flexpoints, which is good. Tonight we are going out to our favorite restaurant. My plan is for a shrimp cocktail for the appetizer, a house salad and broiled crab cakes. YUM! I haven't decided yet whether I will have a glass of wine or dessert, but since I have to get up early tomorrow, I am leaning away from the alcohol and toward the dessert.

Tomorrow should be pretty controllable since I'll be at work all day, but Sunday is a danger zone. We are doing the special olympics polar bear plunge and I am always voracious afterwards. I think my body wants all the fat it can get in the hopes of using fat layers to get warm again! No matter how mild the temps are, there are no two ways about it -- the Atlantic Ocean is very cold in the northeast in February and walking on the sand is like walking on gritty ice!

Also, being a Steelers household means SuperBowl food temptation, either at home or our friends' house. UGH! I better lay in a big supply of baby carrots.

Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

 

[lizdotcom99]

I NEED to be heald accountable! I am struggling like you would NOT believe. My friend the voracious appetite has come for a vist...WISH he would go away....along with him he has brought his friends cravings with him....to be more exact chips and salsa....well salsa I can deal with....chips however is giving me a heck of a time. In a perfect world, I might be able to deal with this....however, my fairly new diagnosis of diabetes and chips do not get along....no matter how many steps I put in or how much exercise I do....so, that being said, I am headed out for a quick 2 miles and will be back to report.....but I am still going to have to deal with that darned chip thing! Argh!!!

Good luck with the ice water Cam! I know they say it is good for the diet...but I really think they meant to drink it...not to play in it!! :0